Gender Roles in Afghanistan

Gender roles in Afghanistan

• http://www.gl.iit.edu/govdocs/afghanistan/GenderRoles.html
• http://www.everyculture.com/A-Bo/Afghanistan.html#b
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_roles_in_Afghanistan
• http://womenshistory.about.com/library/ency/blwh_aghanistan_gender_roles.htm

Men's Roles:

• Men look after the sheep and goats
• Work in the fields, plow, harvest
• Men don't stay home during the day
• Men must be brave, leaders, protecters, and are in charge of disipline
• They support their parents when they get older
• Males are highly involved in family economic welfare, politics and relationships with outsiders

Women's Roles:

• Women and children are viewed as property and belong to a male
• Male afghans often view woman as disruptive to the social order
• During war women take the role of the men
• Women must be covered by a veil and with a male relative at all times when they leave the house
• Woman don't have a say in making decisions
• Must obey men
• Women are still struggling to be able to work and get paid equally as the men
• Considered untrustworthy
• Women only work in fields when production is slow, and they are responsible for production of milk products
• Women symbolize honor of family, community and nation and must be controlled as well as protected so they can maintain moral purity